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donjon

[ duhn-juhn, don- ]

noun

  1. the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.


donjon

/ 藞d蕦nd蕭蓹n; 藞d蓲n- /

noun

  1. the heavily fortified central tower or keep of a medieval castle Also calleddungeon
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of donjon1

Variant of dungeon
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of donjon1

C14: archaic variant of dungeon
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We toured 鈥渓e donjon,鈥 and he explained to me that the word donjon, in French, means a keep or a main tower and is not to be confused with a dungeon.

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The king did not order her loaded with chains and haled to the donjon keep.

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鈥淲e鈥檝e got a right to talk as loudly as we like, I take it, being alone in a dark old donjon keep!鈥

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On a mound in the centre of this space rises an older donjon, octagonal in shape, protected by another enceinte.

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Above the donjon, a broad flag flapped lazily in the air, and the blazon on it--three wasps on a green field--was his own.

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